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2.Ook buyers always have a light pink skin underneath . Often visible in the legs . For older buyers may fade or even disappear . The caramel -like color is darker in later life .

3.A axolotl buyer always has reddish eyes . With the naked eye it is hardly visible. Here 's a camera with flash required . Also making visible the red eyes on camera vergd some effort .

Comparison eyes melanoid / copper

The eye color, skin and under the color of the eggs also arouse the suspicion that the copper color is a type of albino . But that 's not all ..

There are a lot of rumors around these animals. A separate color axolotl , until crossed with ambystoma andersoni or other Ambystoma species . Up to a total different species, or even an extinct species . Therefore, for example in Germany pointed to keep ( so verlopig together with other axolotls ) . Separate animals

It is thus far very important to keep it. Variant verlopig pure It would be a shame if eventually swim hybrids everywhere , and we ultimately do not know whether it's pure buyers or not.

I'm trying to make here in the Netherlands . The picture a bit clear I hope that we try verlopig together these guidelines hold until more is known . (Research is done . )